System Administrator (1 Position)

Job Purpose:

Plan, carryout installations, maintenance and upgrades of Operating Systems and Applications to ensure high quality of services to all Mukuba University Stakeholders.

Main duties:

• Plan, install, and configure systems, both on UNIX, and Microsoft Windows based operating systems.
• Develop and/or manage software applications, installations, migrations and upgrades.
• Plan and implement system security including, file permissions, backups, file system integrity and user profiles.
• Develop, test, implement and manage backup and recovery plans
• Maintain system’s efficiency by performing any necessary upgrades and maintenance
• Troubleshoot systems problems and provide technical solutions to ensure high availability of installed systems and quality of the Information.
• Under-take other reasonable duties at the request of the ICT Manager

Qualifications:

• Full Grade 12 certificate with 5 “O” levels including Mathematics and English
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Business Information System/ Information Technology from a recognised institution.
• Must be member of a Professional Association in the relevant field
• 2 years or more years of computing experience, of which one should be in Systems Administration or Systems Development in a medium or large institution.

Method of Application

Interested persons who meet the stated requirements in any of the positions should submit their applications enclosing detailed curriculum vitae, certified copies of academic and professional certificates and names of three (3) traceable referees, two (2) of whom must be professionally acquainted with the applicant to:

The Registrar, Mukuba University,

Itimpi, off Chingola Road,

PO BOX 20382,

Kitwe.

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